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Links and Resources for Great Canadian Inventions

In addition to the links below, consult Historica and the Canadian Encyclopedia for further information about inventions and inventors.


1. Alkaline Long-Lasting Battery
Corrosion Doctors: "Lew Urry

2. Automatic Lubricating Cup
African Americans.com
Made in Canada: Patents of Invention and the Story of Canadian Innovation

3. Basketball
Library and Archives Canada: Cool Canada - Incredible Inventions About.com: "Basketball - James Naismith"

4. Blackberry
The Canadian Encyclopedia: "Mike Lazaridis"

5. Chocolate Bar
Library and Archives Canada: Cool Canada - Incredible Inventions

6. Cobalt 60 Cancer Bomb Treatment
National Research Council: "Problem Solving Know How and Eureka Moments Lead to Greatest Canadian Inventions"

7. Computer Animation
National Research Council: "Problem Solving Know How and Eureka Moments Lead to Greatest Canadian Inventions"

8. Crash Position Indicator
National Research Council: "Problem Solving Know How and Eureka Moments Lead to Greatest Canadian Inventions"

9. Electrict Music Synthesizer
National Research Council: "Problem Solving Know How and Eureka Moments Lead to Greatest Canadian Inventions"

10. Gas Mask
Library and Archives Canada: Cool Canada - Incredible Inventions

11. Instant Replay
Museum of Broadcast Communications: "Hockey Night in Canada."

12. Insulin
Discovery of Insulin: A Canadian Medical Miracle of the 20th Century
Library and Archives Canada: Famous Canadian Physicians -Sir Frederick Banting
The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin (the University of Toronto)

13. Java Programming Language
Business Week: "The Man Who Brewed Up Java"

14. Light Bulb
Library and Archives Canada: Cool Canada - Incredible Inventions
Mysteries of Canada: "The First Electric Light Bulb"

15. Pablum
Sick Kids: "Alan Brown"
16. Pace Maker
National Research Council: "Problem Solving Know How and Eureka Moments Lead to Greatest Canadian Inventions"

17. Paint Roller
Library and Archives Canada: Cool Canada - Incredible Inventions
Canadian Home Workshop: "Paint Roller"

18. Plexiglass
McGill News: "Unknown Inventor"
Canadian Home Workshop: "Polymerized Methy Methacrylate"

19. Poutine
MontrealPoutine

20. Ross Rifle
Canadian Encyclopedia: "Ross Rifle"

21. Separable Baggage Check

22. Ski-Doo
J. Armand Bombardier Museum: "J. Armand Bombardier"
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Hall of Fame. "J. Armand Bombardier 1907-1954"

23. Standard Time
Historica: History By the Minute - History Minutes - Sanford Flemming
Canada Science and Technology Museum: "Sanford Flemming 1827-1915"

24. Telephone
Made in Canada: Patents of Invention and the Story of Canadian Innovation
Canada Science and Technology Museum

25. UV Degradable Plastics
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services: "James E. Guillet"
Plastics.ca

26. Walkie Talkie
Great Canadian Engineering Space Quest: "Walkie Talkies"

27. Wonder Bra
About.com: "The Bra Brands: Wonderbra"

28. Zipper
About.com: "History of the Zipper"